Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Cooking Time : 4-5 minutes for each batch deep fried
Serving : 2-3 members
Description
Coconutty crispy prawn fry . On one of my daughters visit here at my place , it was prawns for lunch . I decided to make a dry , deep fried dish something like a batter fired prawns as i didn’t want to break a sweat in the kitchen . But my gal wanted me to make some thing new , though she does not even touch prawns . She googled and decided on two dishes . I went through both and loved the idea of coconut being used to crust the prawn and stuck to this recipe . The original recipe demanded for Japanese paco bread crumbs , not having the ingredient substituted it with bread crumbs . Felt the recipe to be too bland with just coconut , bread crumbs and seasoning . So I added a few ingredients to the liking of our Indian palate , re – imaging them as new , exciting versions of themselves . Deep fried one prawn and checked . It needed some thing more as it felt too dry . Came up with a creamy dipping sauce and then it was bang on , creamy enlobed with a crunch . i can eat this dish every single day of the year . My gal changed my mood of not wanting to be in the kitchen and it turned to be a kitchen , houseful of cooks + relaxed holiday cooking resulting in a never before experience of cranking up the fun in the kitchen :-)) .
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Prawns | 20 cleaned with tail ( I have done it with out the tail as it was removed accidentally ) |
| Coconut | 1/2 cup grated |
| Green chillies | 6 |
| Garlic flakes | 3 |
| Ginger | 1 inch piece |
| Small onion | 1/2 hand |
| Coriander leaves | few |
| Bread crumbs | 1 cup |
| Eggs | 2 beaten with salt and pepper |
| Oil | to deep fry |
Method
- Coarsely grind , ginger , garlic , green chillies , coriander leaves and small onions . Mix it with the grated coconut and bread crumbs .
- Season with salt . Taste and adjust the coarse mixture and set aside . Dip each prawn in to the beaten egg and immediately roll over the coconut mixture , making sure it is coated well all around the prawns .
- Do the same with all the prawns and place on a plate lined with parchment paper or foil . Heat oil to deep fry . drop prawn gently and fry in medium heat , until both sides of the prawn turn golden brown in colour .
- Drain and serve immediately with spicy Tatar sauce .
Ingredients Tartar sauce
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Mayonnaise | 1/2 cup |
| Red Chilli sauce | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Onion | 1 big chopped |
| Celery | 1 1/2 tablespoon chopped |
| Lime juice | 3 drops |
| Salt | to taste |
Method
- Mix all the above ingredients together .Taste and adjust .
- Serve along with hot coconutty crispy shrimp.
Notes
- You can use Japanese paco bread crumbs instead of normal bread crumbs .Helps to give a better crispy texture .
